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CyberKnight launches Cybersecurity Skills Academy in collaboration with Infosec Institute
To contribute to regional capacity building and support cybersecurity skills shortages , CyberKnight launched the Cybersecurity Skills Academy in collaboration with its newly signed vendor , Infosec Institute , a cybersecurity training provider and part of Cengage Group .
Infosec is a security education provider with role-guided certification training for the entire workforce which has helped more than 70 % of the Fortune 500 prepare teams to defend against MITRE ATT & CK tactics and techniques , guide team development and fast-track certification . Through this collaboration , CyberKnight ’ s Cybersecurity Skills Academy will offer comprehensive security certification preparation , as well as online and onsite bootcamps .
The CyberKnight Cybersecurity Skills Academy has 190 + pre-built learning paths mapped to industry standards ; hundreds of hands-on labs , including MITRE ATT & CK tactics and techniques ; trainings for CompTIA , ( ISC )², ISACA , EC-Council , Cisco , AWS ; on-demand training library as well as access to team performance metrics like assignment progress , total learning time , assessment scores and more . The Academy also offers personalised skill development programmes for every team member .
“ The Cybersecurity Skill Academy includes an online interactive and gamified platform offering cyber professionals unlimited access to 1,200 + hands-on cybersecurity courses , trainings , labs , and cyber ranges to upskill themselves in preparation for the security certifications they want to achieve ,” commented Wael Jaber , Chief Strategy Officer at CyberKnight . “ Every course , cyber range and lab is mapped to the NICE Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity to make it easy for employers , employees , and educators to speak the same language around learning and development as well as to efficiently close cybersecurity skills gaps ”, added Jeffrey de Graaf , Senior Vice President International Sales at Infosec Institute .
Infosec , part of Cengage Group , is a cybersecurity education provider helping IT and security professionals advance their careers and empowering employees to be cyber-safe at work and home .
AVEVA targets 80 % software licenses to be subscription by 2025 using AVEVA Flex
AVEVA , a vendor in industrial software , announced its portfolio-wide transition to a subscription business model . To accelerate access to modern solutions and meet dynamic business needs , customers can trade-in their existing perpetual licenses for subscriptions spanning any mix of cloud , hybrid , and on-premises solutions across the design-operate-optimise industrial lifecycle .
The AVEVA Flex subscription programme revolutionises the way industrial software is purchased and consumed . It can help reduce upfront costs as much as 65 %, while enabling flexibility and scalability to respond to changing business needs , industry standards and regulatory requirements . AVEVA Flex spans any mix of SaaS , hybrid , and on-premises solutions across AVEVA ’ s portfolio . It enables businesses to centralise AVEVA software within a single contract . Further , AVEVA ’ s easy-to-use central license management portal gives IT and admin teams access to real-time data on software usage that puts them in full control of their technology , better managing compliance and costs .
New licenses for major engineering and operations solutions in AVEVA ’ s software portfolio are now subscription only , and the company has set a target to transition 80 % of customer licenses from perpetual to subscription by 2025 .
The transition to subscription licensing aligns with AVEVA ’ s strategy to help industries accelerate digital transformation to advance innovation , while enabling the responsible use of the world ’ s finite resources .
Saadi Kermani , Vice President of Cloud Platform and Digital Business at AVEVA , said : “ Industrial organisations , taking a hybrid approach to their software
architectures , are capitalising on the increased data insights and functionality that cloud-based solutions provide – without giving up much-needed tools onpremises . A single subscription programme that spans edge-to-cloud solutions and from engineering to operations can empower teams to connect and collaborate in new and agile ways .”
European Energy uses AVEVA Unified Engineering in the cloud to enable a scalable , secure engineering workflow across their global footprint to empower their latest Power-to-X projects . Power-to-X technology produces green e-methanol based on renewable wind , solar , and bio-waste energy sources . As projects ramp up around the world , a flexible software subscription model allows tighter control and alignment between technology investment and business requirements .
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